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Clouds over the Wood River Wetlands. Photo by Joan Rowe

April 20th, 2020. Volume 17, Issue 16

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The Chiloquin Vector Control District will hold its annual budget committee meeting on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 AT 6:30 PM in the Chiloquin Community Center Conference Room located at 140 S. 1st Street, Chiloquin. This meeting will be conducted as part of a regular board meeting. Any citizen may appear and address the Board on budget matters or mosquito control issues. The

agenda includes but not limited to bill paying, minimizing the number of meetings held this year due to Corona Virus issues, discussions on teleconferencing, and our contractor's monthly report. District telephone number 541 274 0132.

COVID-19 cases in Oregon

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New Cases

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New DeathsKlamath Co.

new cases

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New DeathsKlamath Co.

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before March 22 137 4

3/22 24 1 4/5 69 1 1

3/23 30 0 4/6 64 2 3

3/24 18 3 4/7 49 4 1

3/25 57 2 4/8 58 5 0

3/26 50 1 4/9 83 6 1

3/27 98 1 4/10 51 4 4

3/28 65 1 4/11 76 3 1

total for week 342 9 total for week 450 25 11

3/29 69 0 2 4/12 80 1 0

3/30 58 3 0 4/13 57 1 0

3/31 84 2 1 4/14 50 2 1

4/1 47 1 0 4/15 33 3 0

4/2 90 2 3 4/16 73 6 3

4/3 73 1 5 4/17 49 6 0

4/4 100 4 1 4/18 59 2 2

total for week 521 13 12 total for week 401 21 6

Total 1851 72 29

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Klamath County Museum NATIVE PLANT SALE APRIL 25 – A second native plant sale will be held at the Klamath County Museum this month. The sale will be by pre-paid orders only. No new sales available on sale day. Call the Museum at 882-1000 no later than April 22 to place your order and determine your time to pick your order on April 25. - Plants being offered this time around are in pots (as opposed to bareroot in our April 11 sale). - Shrubs/trees being offered include: Chokecherry, 5-gallon pot, $15. Redosier dogwood, 1-gallon pot, $10. Golden currant, 1-gallon pot, $10. - Wildflowers: Showy milkweed (perennial), 1-gallon pot, $10. Oregon sunshine (biennial), 1-gallon pots, $10 each. - This sale is cosponsored by the Museum and the Klamath Basin Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon. It was intended to have been part of a larger Earth Day event on April 25 in downtown Klamath Falls. Since that event was canceled, our sale has been moved to the museum. - Our supplier is Western Native Plants near Chiloquin.

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In Loving Memory, Marc McNair

Marc G. McNair, age 63, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at McKenzie Living in Eugene, Oregon. He was born on March 7, 1957 to Dale N. McNair and Phyllis “Peewee" Burns-Walker. He graduated from Chiloquin High School in 1976 and later met the love of his life, his wife Felicia Jackson. He received his Culinary Arts Degree and became a Garmache Chef with extraordinary ice carving skills which prompted him to live in New Mexico and Colorado before returning to Oregon. Marc had many talents, not only was he a skilled chef, he also was a renowned native artist whose artwork was purchased by many throughout the country. He was a spiritual man who deeply loved his family and he had a strong love for his people and his traditional values. He was proud to be a Paiute/Klamath man and he delved into his cultural background. Because of this he was respected by many. Marc loved to travel to powwows all over. He was a gifted fancy/traditional dancer, a singer, as well as a song maker. This led him to form the Wocus Bay Drum group with his family and friends. His happiest memories were teaching his 5 children to sing and dance where they traveled nationwide to

countless powwows. He was extremely proud of all of his children. Furthermore, Marc MC'd many powwows where he acquired numerous friends and formed long lasting relationships. To him the powwow world was his home and because of this he will be missed by many. Equally important, Marc was a licensed minister and started a counseling business called, the “Winnow Basket” where he helped native people struggling with addictions and the hardships of life. Marc is survived by his wife Felicia A. McNair, daughter’s Kimmie McNair and Cara Bussell, Sons Scooter Bussell and Carlos McNair, along with multiple grandsons and granddaughters, including his siblings John McNair and Dalene McNair, on top of numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceeded in death by his parents Dale and Phyllis, his dear sister Karen McNair-Jolly and beloved son Jackson K. Bussell. Services will be held at a later date due to COVID-19 and the traveling restrictions and will be announced on Felicia’s Facebook page when they have more information. The family cannot express enough how thankful they are to the McKenzie Living staff and Ann of Cascade Health Hospice for their diligence, loving and gracious attention to Marc during his last days on earth. Information/photos submitted by daughters, Kimmie McNair and Cara Bussell

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Walking On - Lester “Toothpick” Robinson Lester Robinson left this earthly world on April 1, 2020 with his sister Darlene by his side. Lester and his twin brother Leslie were born in Klamath Falls, OR on July 31, 1957 to Hazel Hecocta Robinson and Leslie (Chunky) Robinson. Lester graduated from Chiloquin High School. Lester married Jo Wiseman in 1989. Lester was the father of three sons, Staff Sargent Lester Thurman Robinson (deployed), Jesse James Robinson (TX) and Tyrone Beau Robinson (KFalls) and daughter Annie Witcraft (KFalls); the grandfather of six, Jordan Witcraft, Brittney Bates, Taiton Robinson, Theron Robinson, Avery Robinson and Rayne Robinson. Lester was a full-blooded member of The Klamath Tribes. He worked as a wildland firefighter and for years served as a Community Health Representative and Transporter for Klamath Tribal Health before leaving the Klamath area to be with his wife in the Portland

area. Upon returning to the Klamath area, he returned to transporting clients. Lester was proud to provide service to the Tribal members and made sure to make time for their needs when transporting them to their appointments. Family was what was most important to Lester. Nothing was more important to him than spending time with his grandchildren. Every chance he would pick them up to go eat, watch a movie, or have a sleep over. He was a loving brother, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, he will be missed by many; especially his dry sense of humor. His son Thurman had these memories to share. I remember how envious I am of dad, able to start a conversation with total strangers with ease, like he had no fear. He inspired me to pursue wildland firefighting, to follow in his footsteps. I will cherish all the hunting and camping trips we took as a family. I will always remember my first hunting trip. Dad took me and Delton out. We came across a herd of deer, Delton and I both had rifles. Dad took the rifle from me because he liked to be in control. He let Delton take the shot. Delton missed and we followed the deer, Delton took another shot and hit the deer. Delton and I stayed with his deer while dad chased the rest of the group. My favorite memory though, is watching him laugh. I found a native comedy video called “Slapping the Medicine Man” by the 1492’s. I showed it to him one day sitting at the table. He got to laughing, like really laughing; his eyes were closed, his mouth was open in a huge smile, and he was wheezing out ha-ha. He would get that way sometimes and it would seem like he was laughing so hard he couldn’t breathe. Watching him laugh always brought me the most joy. Services for Lester will be held at a later date after the restrictions are lifted and his son is home from deployment. It was Lester’s wish to be placed with his twin brother in the Paiute Cemetery in Beatty, Oregon.

**Please hold off burning if you can!** At least 67 acres burned in two fires in Douglas County on April 16th. The Douglas Forest Protective Association reports the Hayhurst Fire stayed within containment lines overnight and is believed to be a minimum of 50 acres. The 17-acre Elkhead Road Fire saw diminished activity overnight. Preliminary investigations indicate the Elkhead Road fire may be related to an escaped burn, while the Hayhurst Fire may be related to a rekindled slash fire that occurred this past winter. Remember there is a statewide ask to refrain from burning.

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The Master Gardener Short Course Series highlights sections from OSU's Master Gardener Online course, which allows you to study the specific fundamentals that you're interested in. The various subject areas of the OSU Master Gardener curriculum encourage you to learn the art and science of growing and caring for your own plants. Through April, we are offering the Vegetable Gardening course and Intro to Oregon Master Gardener course for free. The rest of the courses are $45/each and you can pick and choose one or all courses in the Series. More information

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore - Rogue Klamath Transfer and the Klamath County Solid Waste Department have made the difficult decision to cancel the annual Community Clean-Up Day this year. “As we all work together to help slow the spread of COVID-19, Rogue Klamath Transfer is making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our employees, their families and all members of our community safe,” says Scott Fowler, General Manager at Rogue Klamath Transfer. At this time, they do not plan to reschedule the event in 2020. Fowler adds, “While we are disappointed that we could not offer this opportunity to dispose of your spring cleaning clutter, we are already working to ensure that the Klamath Spring Clean-Up Day is back and better than ever in 2021.” As of today, Rogue Klamath Transfer is still operating normally Monday through Saturday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. For more information on hours, location, and materials accepted at Rogue Klamath Transfer, visit RogueKlamathTransfer.com For more information on hours, locations, and materials accepted at the Klamath County Solid Waste facilities, visit https://www.klamathcounty.org/244/Landfill-Hours

Two summers ago, it froze three times in July. You have to pay attention to the low temps regardless and plan accordingly.

They still need that warmth overnight. We are definitely not in Cali. Major adjustments have to be made to grow here.

It depends on where you live in the Chiloquin area as weather can vary widely but we won’t be frost free until the end of June. Even in early June, you have to be prepared to protect. This is life in the mountains. It’s the only thing I dislike about living here.

Growing is hard here because it gets so cool at night. Need something to create residual heat in your greenhouse at night. Dark containers of water would soak up heat and release it at night or a heater of some kind.

I plant cold season veggies outside now but with floating row cover for protection. Even that didn't protect the broccoli from being burnt by the last freeze, but that's something that you just have to get used to - it happens most years. As for warm season veggies - forget it until June - and even then they need protection. I have an outside unheated greenhouse and I plant in that in May - but I have a lot of gallon jugs filled with water and painted black so that they can warm up during the day and help keep some heat in at night. People devise all sorts of methods here to keep their veggies from freezing. The last hard freeze is usually after the full moon in June, and the first hard freeze usually comes sometime in late August, so you get about 6 weeks with possibly no hard freezes. The nights have been warming up as the earth heats up, and so it is not nearly as bad now as it used to be, but even so, the freezes can still happen.

I'd wait till June. You can heat the greenhouse. Get one of those plugs that only turn on if it gets 32.

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Time for Oregonians to keep our eyes peeled for spotted lantern fly (SLF) an invasive species that can harm our environment and economy.

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World Round Up from the New York Times The coronavirus pandemic passed 2 million confirmed infections and 130,000 deaths worldwide on Wednesday — bleak markers that experts say vastly understate the true spread and toll of the contagion because of a lack of testing. The figures have roughly doubled in 13 days and continue to grow steadily. In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended a nationwide lockdown for nearly three more weeks, leaving more than one billion people under severe restrictions and urging Indians not to “let our guard down.” Bogotá, Colombia’s capital, joined Panama this week in instituting a gender-based virus-prevention measure designed to limit the number of people in the streets. On odd-numbered days, men can leave the house to seek out essentials. On even-numbered days, it’s the women’s turn. There are exceptions for people working in critical industries, like food service and health care. Dog walkers of any gender can leave for 20 minutes. But beyond that, anyone caught breaking the rule is subject to a fine of $240, about the minimum monthly salary in Colombia. Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday set in motion a plan for Germany to begin lifting social and economic restrictions in place because of the coronavirus, even as she warned that the road ahead would look less like a return to normal than a way to live with a pandemic that has overturned ordinary life. The chancellor, a physicist by training, was typically restrained and focused on the science as she announced the government’s cautious step-by-step plan, for which she had won the agreement of regional leaders in Germany’s diffuse federal system. “What we’ve achieved is an interim success — no more, no less. And I stress that it is a fragile interim success.” An economic lockdown will remain largely in place for an additional 20 days, Ms. Merkel cautioned, and strict social distancing rules will remain in force. By the time the mayor of Bnei Brak grasped the deadly seriousness of the pandemic, his city had already become Israel’s biggest center of contagion. An ultra-Orthodox enclave in the shadow of Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak had one in seven of Israel’s cases, and as many as a third of its 210,000 residents were expected to get sick. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro continues to deny the severity of the pandemic even as more than two dozen members of his administration have tested positive and his health minister and most governors urge him to take strong action. The coronavirus is moving briskly through Brazil, infecting more than 28,000 people and killing at least 1,736 as of Wednesday. A new pass system to control movement around Moscow got off to a rocky start on Wednesday, leaving subway stations clogged with throngs of rush-hour travelers waiting for police officers to check their papers. The measures, which require anyone leaving their home to show a digital pass, were intended to help slow the spread of the coronavirus in one of Europe’s largest cities. Instead, they demolished weeks of effort to encourage social distancing. President Vladimir V. Putin, usually at the center of all major events in Russia, has kept his distance from the handling of the health crisis that can only hurt his ratings. Toddlers and schoolchildren in Denmark on Wednesday marked their first day back to school and day care after five weeks of coronavirus closings. Denmark was one of a handful of European countries that have slowly, tentatively begun lifting constraints on daily life this week for the first time since the start of the coronavirus crisis. On Tuesday, Italy, the epicenter of Europe’s crisis, reopened some bookshops and children’s clothing stores. Spain allowed workers to return to factories and construction sites, despite a daily death toll that remains over 500. The Finnish government was set on Wednesday to reopen the borders of the southern region of Uusimaa, which includes Helsinki, the capital. The area has been sealed off from the rest of the country since March 28. This month, the Kenyan government imposed a three-week ban on movement to and from four counties most affected by the coronavirus outbreak, including Nairobi. The East African nation, which had 216 confirmed cases as of Tuesday, also closed schools, banned social and religious gatherings, and imposed a nationwide curfew from dusk to dawn.

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Over 650 French sailors from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle have contracted Covid-19, the French defense ministry said on Wednesday. With the huge jump in reported cases — 668, up from 50 — about a third of the nearly 2,000 sailors aboard the carrier and its support craft have tested positive. Romania became the first European Union nation to ban the export of agricultural goods — specifically barley, oats, corn, rice, wheat flour, oilseed and sugar — to countries outside the bloc in order to secure domestic supply during the pandemic. The ban, announced on April 9, comes as global concern grows about food supply chains and as farmers complain that border lockdowns may keep seasonal workers from getting to the fields. Spain’s partial return to work this week — a gradual loosening of restrictions on movement — brought hopes of an easing of economic worries but also sparked a fierce debate over whether the measures have come too soon. The coronavirus is still claiming hundreds of lives each day, though it has leveled off in recent days from the peak of the outbreak. But in practice, the return to work has amounted to a trickle rather than a flood of employees, many who are commuting back to their workplaces with mixed emotions. As the authorities around Europe weigh reopening their countries, one small nation sticks out for its outsize number of coronavirus deaths: Belgium, population 11.5 million. With 4,440 deaths from the virus as of Wednesday, or 383.1 per million residents, Belgium has the second-highest death rate in the bloc, trailing only Spain. The Belgian authorities say their method of counting victims partly explains the high rate. Unlike Italy, France and others, Belgium includes those suspected of having died from the virus, even if they had not been formally tested.

In Guayaquil, Ecuador’s biggest city, a surge in deaths has overwhelmed health care and burial services. Scenes of bodies on sidewalks and desperate families serve as a warning for the region. A country of 17 million, Ecuador has one of the highest official rates of coronavirus infections, and deaths, per capita in Latin America. The cadaver crisis reached such proportions that local cardboard manufacturers, which normally produce packaging for exported agricultural products, last week began donating cardboard coffins to the affected families. Read more Lockdown restrictions in the UK will continue for "at least" another three weeks as it tackles the coronavirus outbreak, Dominic Raab has said. The foreign secretary told the daily No 10 briefing that a review had concluded relaxing the measures now would risk harming public health and the economy. "We still don't have the infection rate down as far as we need to," he said. It comes as the UK recorded another 861 coronavirus deaths in hospital, taking the total to 13,729. Read more It has become clear in recent days that Russia is unlikely to escape a severe hit by the pandemic, presenting an existential test to the country’s teetering health system and a new challenge to the aura of rising confidence and competence projected by Mr. Putin’s Kremlin. “We have a lot of problems, and we don’t have much to brag about, nor reason to, and we certainly can’t relax,” Mr. Putin told senior officials Monday in a televised video conference. “We are not past the peak of the epidemic, not even in Moscow.” Read more

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CHILOQUIN FIRE & RESCUE Fire Chief Mike Cook

P.O. Box 437

201 S. First Avenue

Chiloquin, Oregon 97624-0437

541-783-3860

Fax 541-783-3697

TTY 7-1-1

Weekly Chiloquin Fire & Rescue Report of Dispatches and Responses:

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NOAA forecast for this week

At least 26 people have died after storms triggered tornadoes and flooding across several southern US states. As many as 60 tornadoes ripped through Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi last weekend, while severe storms also hit parts of Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas. Hundreds of thousands of households were without power last Monday morning. The aftermath of a home lifted up and set down in the roadway by a large damaging tornado in Thomaston, GA. This is west of Macon, GA taken early morning April 13th.

An outbreak of severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes, was expected this Sunday from parts of the lower Mississippi Valley across much of the Southeast. Excessive rainfall in these areas from heavy/severe thunderstorms will make significant, and potentially life threatening, flash flooding possible as well. Severe storms are expected for a few hours Monday morning mainly over the eastern Carolinas. A severe cold outbreak has gripped wide swaths of the U.S., breaking hundreds of all-time records, particularly the worst-hit states in the Midwest. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), heavy snow will continue in the Central Rockies before streaking across the Central Plains to Upstate New York through Friday, April 17, 2020. A few record lows are also forecast from the Front Range of the Rockies into the Midwest through Saturday, April 18. Read more

Heavy rains on April 13, 2020, caused widespread and severe flooding in Sana'a, Yemen, resulting in at least two fatalities and massive damage to properties. Roads remained inundated on April 14. Vehicles were washed away as the streets turned into muddy rivers. Videos posted by locals on social media show widespread inundations cutting off roads and stranding some individuals. Read more See a video

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Severe weather, including strong winds and thunderstorms, hit 21 provinces in north, north-east, east and central Thailand, including capital Bangkok, from April 12 to 15, 2020. As a result, two people have lost their lives and at least 3,269 houses were damaged by floods. Read more The island nation of Cuba broke its all-time temperature over the past weekend. According to the country's official meteorological agency, on April 11, 2020, the town of Veguitas registered 39.3 °C (102.7 °F) -- the hottest temperature ever recorded for the country. Read more After having a record-hot January and its second-hottest February, Earth continued to endure unrelenting heat last month, making March 2020 the second-hottest March on record. It was also the second-hottest year to date (YTD, January through March) ever recorded for the globe, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. The 10 warmest Marches have all occurred since 1990. March 2020 was also the 44th consecutive March and the 423rd consecutive month with temperatures — at least nominally — above the 20th-century average.

A historically hot month for some: South America had its warmest March on record. Record heat also baked parts of the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific oceans, as well as parts of southern North America, Asia and Africa.

Arctic sea ice was spare: The sea ice coverage in March was 4.2 percent below the 1981–2010 average, ranking as the 11th smallest in the record.

Year-to-date warmth was widespread: Record-hot January-through-March temperatures were seen across parts of Europe, Asia, Central and South America, as well as the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific oceans. No land or ocean areas had record-cold temperatures during this period. Read more Through the end of March, Earth had seen six billion-dollar weather disasters in 2020: 1) Wildfires, Australia, 11/8 – 1/17, $2+ billion, 34 killed 2) Windstorm Ciara, Western & Central Europe, 2/9 – 2/10, $2.3 billion, 14 killed 3) Severe Weather, 1/10 – 1/12, Central and Eastern U.S., $1.2 billion, 12 killed 4) Severe Weather, 2/3 – 2/8, Central and Eastern U.S., $1.1 billion, 5 killed 5) Severe Weather/Nashville Tornado, 3/2 – 3/4, Central and Eastern U.S., $1.1 billion, 25 killed 6) Severe Weather, 3/27 – 3/30, Central and Eastern U.S., $1.0 billion, 0 killed NOTABLE GLOBAL HEAT AND COLD MARKS FOR MARCH 2020

Hottest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere: 45.5°C (113.9°F) at Abu Nama, Sudan, 27 March Coldest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere: -64.5°C (-84.1°F) at Geo Summit, Greenland, 15 March Hottest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere: 45.1°C (113.2°F) at Onslow, Australia, 1 March Coldest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere: -75.3°C (-103.5°F) at Vostok, Antarctica, 21 March

Highest minimum temperature ever recorded the Northern Hemisphere in January: 29.1°C (84.4°F) at Bonriki, Kiribati, 17 January.

Highest maximum temperature ever recorded in North America in January: 42.0°C (107.6°F) at Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, 21 January.

Highest temperature ever recorded in continental Antarctica and highest February temperature ever recorded in Antarctica plus the surrounding islands: 18.4°C (65.1°F) at Base Esperanza, 6 February.

Highest minimum temperature ever recorded in February in Antarctica: 7.6°C (45.7°F) at Base Marambio, 9 February.

Highest minimum temperature ever recorded in March in the Northern Hemisphere: 32.0°C (89.6°F) at Yelimane, Mali on 23 February.

Highest minimum temperature ever recorded in April in the Southern Hemisphere: 31.1°C (88.0°F) at Argyle, Australia on 2 April.

(Courtesy of Maximiliano Herrera.) Read more

Wildfires broke out in Ukraine about ten days ago in a territory heavily contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, IRSN stated. These fires reached the exclusion zone and the surrounding environment (about 1 km / 0.62 miles) of the nuclear power plant from April 8, 2020. On Tuesday, April 14,

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Ukrainian authorities assured that the risks of fire spreading were now limited to isolated or smoldering fires. At the end of April 14, they indicated that the fires were under control. Read more

A “megadrought” gripping the western United States is the worst one in 500 years, scientists say. And it’s the first to be influenced by human-caused climate change. A study published this week in the journal Science investigates the occurrence of megadroughts in western North America over the last 1,200 years. While a megadrought has no strict scientific definition, most studies classify them as severe droughts typically lasting a couple of decades at least—longer than any drought event that occurred during the 20th century. According to the tree ring data, which extend back to A.D. 800, there have been a handful of extreme megadroughts over the last 1,200 years. The most recent one is happening right now. It’s gripping a wide swath of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, and it’s been ongoing since around 2000. Read more

A Star Ascidian, Botryllus schlosseri, has been voted Project Noah’s Spotting of the Week! This fascinating organism was spotted by Eulalia Rubio in Region de Murcia, Spain. Sessile filter feeders, these organisms typically inhabit shallow water. They form flat colonies embedded on other objects like plants, rocks or artificial structures. This species ranges from the northeastern Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean and North Sea. https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/808925594

Dusky Woodswallows Sydney based photographer David Stowe photographed this preening pile of duskies at Lake Wallace, near Lithgow, NSW before the COVID-19 restrictions. Australia has 6 species of woodswallows - and they are described in the Australian Bird Guide as "compulsively social ... often settling in tight rows on branches to sleep and preen themselves and each other." They also sleep in "dense, circular clusters" in a tree hollow or tree scar.

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Almost every spring, thousands of tourists line a walkway that winds up a path and around the base of a monstrous 1000-year-old cherry tree in Miharu, Japan. The tree known as Takizakura (waterfall) is located in the Fukushima prefecture in northern Japan and is a specific species of weeping cherry called "Pendula Rosea." This year, however, Takizakura flowered alone - there were no crowds around her base because the coronavirus pandemic has kept people in their homes. This isn’t the first time the tree has put on a show without an audience. When the nuclear power plant nearby was hit by the earthquake, followed by the tsunami in 2011, for the next few years fear of radiation kept people from visiting the tree.

Over the years, as the tree expanded, its caretakers began propping up the trees branches with wooden posts to keep it healthy and safe. "This tree has lived so long, and the longer you live, the more bad events you see, more tragedies," says one of these caretakers, Sidafumi Hirata, "So she will see more bad things, but she'll also see good — life is layers, layers of bad and good." Hirata grew up nearby, and has visited the tree all his life. Now he is in charge of protecting Miharu's cultural heritage — the most important element of which is the Takizakura. ‘’Taking care of the tree is a job the whole community takes part in,’’ Hirata says, ‘’Neighbors visit and pull weeds, or help fertilize the ground with leaves — the same way their ancestors did hundreds of years ago and there is a small shrine at the foot of Takizakura which is filled with offerings from passersby: rice, salt, even a tall bottle of sake - for the spirits of the tree,’’ he says.

Crab decor. Halʹmahera, St. Mollukskie islands, Indonesia. By Andrei Zamiatin

Portland Audubon While we had to cancel Welcome Back Vulture Day, it doesn't mean

we're not still welcoming back these amazing birds! So, here are three interesting facts about Turkey Vultures to think about as you see them returning to Oregon skies. 1. When threatened, this bird uses vomit as a defense. And trust us. It. Smells. Bad. Putrid in fact. 2. When the sun is shining, you may witness these birds with their wings out, soaking in the rays by sunbathing. 3. As a scavenger, this species is highly vulnerable to lead poisoning. They are attracted to hunter-killed carcasses or discarded gut piles and unintentionally consume bullet fragments along with the meat. Photo by David A. Hofmann

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Four person Hot Tub for sale! $3200. obo Six months old. You transport. Call 541-851-1720

Hats, Hats, Hats Hand knitted. Lots of styles, colors and sizes. $25 each

Give me a call or text at 541-905-6495.

Leave a message if I don’t answer. Joan

Great gifts for any occasion Joan’s website: https://www.knittedcreatures.com Knitted toys and accessories, fused glass pendants

is offering free estimates on a custom window for your home, office or personal gifts Elegant Entryways Doors Side Lites Transoms

Cabinets Fire Screens Lamps Personal Gifts

email Karen: nativedragonfly@live.com 541-591-5736

There is no charge for placing ads in the Chiloquin News Marketplace. If you wish to place an ad, please email it to ChiloquinNews@gmail.com by Sunday afternoon. Classified ads will be run for one month. You will find the expiration date to the far right of your ad. If you wish to extend the ad, please send an email the week before the ad expires.

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Photography Here's a shot of the Williamson River I took April 2, 2020. To order prints contact me or visit my web site: https://anna-sereno.smugmug.com/ or follow me on Instagram @anna.sereno.oregon

Both commercial and residential electrical or handyman work. If interested please contact me at (714) 306-6964 and ask for Roger.

Bolerjack’s Yard Service weedeating, mowing, yard cleanup, dump runs

$15 an hour, 2 hour minimum + dump fees Call Greg at 541-880-6869

, a locally owned environmental services company, is excited to announce it is

offering two new services- noxious weed control and restoration plantings. Tired of fighting with toadflax, thistle, St John’s wort or other invasive weeds? Call us to talk about a treatment plan! Our crews can also help restore habitat with large and small native planting projects. Whether you’re a private landowner, conservancy non-profit or land agency, we’d love to help with your project! Call 541-591-0409 or email natosha.alx@gmail.com. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Kestrel-Country-LLC-1497513103634513/

Notary Public Lily Mendonca Acknowledgments, Verification Upon Oaths, Certify Copies, Witness Signatures

($5 fee per notarial act)

English, Ukranian, Russian Languages Call or text for appointment

541-891-2487 (Chiloquin)

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VHS to DVD copying service.

Doing VHS to DVD, Slides to DVD, Super 8mm to DVD. Please contact scotteddy1@gmail. com for pricing information

Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred

Meyer Rewards Card to FCE at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. You can search for us by our name (Oregon Association for Family and Community education) or by

our non-profit number (83459).

Donations of expended ink cartridges will be gratefully accepted by the Friends of the Chiloquin Library. They can be dropped off at the Chiloquin Library during regular

library hours. Funds generated by these donations will help pay for cleaning and office supplies for the library.

Full Service Pet Grooming in the Chiloquin Area

Baths and Haircuts for Dogs and Cats of all shapes and sizes. Older or difficult dogs welcome as well as first timers and new puppies. Grooming is done in my home on South Chiloquin Rd which allows me to take as much time needed for each individual pet.

Please Call for Appointment or if you should have any questions at all. Feel free to send texts also. https://www.facebook.com/Critter-Clips-1534700626754339/ Laura Price - (520)255-3147 (AZ Phone #)

If you or someone you know is sick or elderly or would like to have soup delivered to them on Tuesday, please contact Norma Jean Wilder at 541-281-1947.

The Blessing Pot has been in operation for nearly 11 years, serving homemade soup, bread, and a cookie every Tuesday at the Chiloquin Christian Center. If you would just like to come in and have lunch, you can do that between 11:30 and 12:30 every Tuesday.

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A New You Massage Carla Rambil, license number 7980

Phone number 541-783-3853. All massages are by appointment only.

Lots of flavors and combinations – persimmon, feijoa, quince, lavender, watermelon, grape, pear, apple, autumn olive, blueberry, fig, plum, pomegranate, crabapple, rhubarb, rose hip 8 oz jar $5, 16 oz jar $10 Give me a call or text at 541-905-6495. Leave a message if I don’t answer. Joan

I have farm fresh chicken eggs and duck eggs. Chicken eggs are $3 per dozen. Duck eggs are $3.50 per dozen. I am at Friday Market every week or you can reach me at; Kathy Bettles (510) 847-5395.

Farm Fresh Eggs 1 Dozen Large eggs $3.00 a dozen 4 Dozen for $10.00.

1 Dozen Medium eggs $2.50 5 Dozen for $10.00.

Please call 541-533-2148.

FARM FRESH EGGS FOR SALE Need eggs during the winter? We got eggs!! $3.00 a dozen and $4.00 eighteen pack. Call Wes 818-437-5802

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Driving to Klamath to buy your health food? Join us as we order our food through AzureStandard.com, a health food buying group.

*Order Online Bulk food, frozen foods, fresh produce, dairy, eggs, organic foods, herbs, supplements,

household, beauty, outdoor and garden, pet foods etc. ………………and all delivered!

*Local Pickup Meet a truck every 4 weeks with your order boxed and ready to go. Pur group name is

‘Gather at the River” and out drop # is 799631*For more info Darylene Cunningham 541-783-3932

JJ’s Café American & Mexican Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

Tuesday through Saturday

8am – 7pm To Go orders 541-783-9116

320 Chocktoot St, Chiloquin

We are open 7 days a week 11 am -10 pm Mon-Sat, and 2 pm-10 pm Sun

139 Chiloquin Blvd. Hwy 422, Chiloquin (503) 560-5833

We are on Facebook as The TP in Chiloquin! Please feel free to find us and follow us for updates and specials!

Antique/Thrift Store

27600 Hwy 97 N. Phone:(541) 892-6543

Winter Hours: Open 10:00-5:00. Closed Tuesdays and for rediculously bad weather.

Chiloquin Car Care Quality wash & detail

We wash & detail RV/5th wheel/travel trailers too

800-460-0786 Visit our Website

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Split and delivered to Chiloquin, Sprague River and Fort Klamath areas.

Call 541-281-6548 and PLEASE leave a message.

call us at 541-591-0949 Kayak and bicycle rentals, kayak & bicycle drop off, fishing poles

Visit our website

Sasquatch Hollow Kids Zipline, a Crater Lake ZipLine Adventure, is now open for the season.

Call for reservations for guaranteed departure times. Sasquatch Hollow is designed for young adventure seekers ages 5-13. Maximum weight 175 pounds maximum height 5’6”. Cost is $50 per person and includes a 2 hour adventure of Zipline’s challenge bridges and elements. www.sasquatchhollow.com 541.892.9477 29840 Highway 140 West, KLAMATH Falls Oregon 97601.

Barefoot hoof trimming. We specialize in balanced barefoot trims that conform to a horse's anatomy, which help support healthy hooves and joints. We follow the "Hoofprint Trim" method taught by the Oregon School of Natural Hoofcare, backed by years of research. All disciplines and breeds welcome. We offer a good, compassionate experience for all horses. Serving Chiloquin and surrounding area. Please contact us for more information and to schedule an appointment! Also offering handyman services. Home repair including light plumbing and electrical.

In the interest of accuracy, the Regional Calendar of Events will not be sent out until further notice. Despite best efforts, I’m finding it increasingly difficult to remain current on all the closures, suspensions, and altered offerings that change by the hour. If you’re curious about a business, service, or offering and its status, I suggest you go to the web page of the administering body or call the office. The Herald and News is including a wide range of information about altered operations, updated almost daily. That too would be a good source. In the meantime, please follow recommendations for keeping yourself and those around you healthy, mentally as well as physically. Be positive support for those around you. Let’s get through this together, with hopefully only the single case of the virus in Klamath County. Mata Rust

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Pretty much everyone who is in the lodging or food business is shut down now, but I’ve left contact information in here for you to maybe make plans with out-of-town visitors for later in the season. Or check the websites for updates as the resorts find out more. Fish Lake Resort – 541 949-8500 www.FishLakeResort.net.. Lake of the Woods Resort – Lodge closed. Marina, pizza parlor, and store open Thursday through Sunday, carry out only. Camp ground and cabins available throughout the year. www.lakeofthewoodsresort.com 1-866-201- 4194. Rocky Point Resort – Restaurant closed. Marina closed. Motel & cabins available year around. rockypointoregon.com 541 356- 2287. Odessa Store – Groceries and quick-stop supplies, liquor store, propane, gas & diesel. Discount fuel days 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month. 541 356-2272. Harriman Springs Resort –541 356-0900, 844 733-2263. Quilting Sisters – Open Monday through Saturday 541 356-2218. Gardens of Joy –541 973-3956. ---------------------------------------------------------- Dump open – Sat., 8:30 – 4 Library & Quilt – Tuesdays, 9 – noon. Fire Department Number – 541 205-4934. Rpfire.com.

Sprague River Monthly Community Meetings

Community Center Meeting (First Monday) at the Community Center @10am.

SR Community Resources Team Meeting (First Thursday) at the Community Center @6:30pm

Sheriffs Advisory Committee Meeting (Third Friday) at the Community Center @1:30pm

CAT Team Meeting (Third Saturday) at the Community Center @3:15 pm

Sprague River Fire District 3 Meeting (Third Thursday) at the Firehouse @ 5 pm Please join us! All meetings are open to the entire community!

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National Suicide Prevention Center 1-800-273-8255

Crisis Text Line: 741-741

Emergency 911 Klamath County Animal Emergency Service Coverage Hours: 7pm - 8am, every night, direct line: 541-882-9005

If no one gets back to you within what you think is a reasonable amount of time, call Southern Oregon Veterinary Specialty Center (in Medford) at 541-282-7711

Badger Run Wildlife Rehab 541-891-2052 Reporting a non-emergency crime in Klamath County Call 541-884-4876 and use key option #4. This non-emergency call makes a report, generates an incident and is tracked but does not interfere with the emergency side of 911 dispatch. If the call is an emergency then 911 should be contacted immediately.

The Quail Trail Schedule has been revised, effective Monday 10/08/2018. The reason for the changes is to aid young adults living in Chiloquin (and surrounding areas) traveling to/from Eagle Ridge High School in Klamath Falls. The students depend on the Quail to get to/from school. Now students may ride Route 2 to get to school, and catch Route 4 to go home after school – cutting their commute time by roughly 4 hours!

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ChiloQuilters Meet on Thursdays from 11:00 AM into the afternoon at Two Rivers Art Gallery; hours are flexible. A sack lunch is recommended since meetings usually extend into mid-afternoon. Everyone interested in quilting is welcome! For more information, contact Linda Wood (541-281-7101) or Morna Bastian (541-783-2542 or jnmbastian@centurytel.net). Linus Quilters meet the last Friday of the month from 11:00 AM into the afternoon, at Two Rivers Gallery

Needle Arts Club Meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 1:30 - 3:30 at Two Rivers Art Gallery. Have fun, learn new crafts and get help working on current projects. If you do any type of needle crafts, i.e. knit, crochet, beading,, etc. we would love to have you come join us! For information, contact Karyl Gudge (541)589-2479.

Yoga practice (and I emphasize the word practice) Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:00 am- 11 am at the Chiloquin Community Center. Practice is geared toward those over 55. No charge, but donations for CVIP will be gratefully accepted. Any questions, call Lorna 541-783-2238.

Sunday Bible Study with Russ Smith at 9:00 am, Sprague River Friends Church 23840 3rd Ave. Sprague River

Adult Recovery Support Group “Iron Circle” Sponsored by the Klamath Tribal health and Family Services Youth and Family Guidance Center. Chiloquin on Weds 1-3 PM KTHFS YFGC Modular, 204 Pioneer St (across from the park) Adults 18 and over, open to anyone seeking support. Talking circle, smudge, prayer, sobriety, recovery encouragement Facilitator: Arwin Head For information: Monica Yellow Owl or Devery Saluskin 541-884-1841.

Calling All Veterans Chiloquin area veterans have started getting together regularly to get to know each other, exchange service-connected stories, and discuss local community issues. The group meets every Thursday morning at 9 at the Potbelly Café where they enjoy chatting while drinking coffee, eating snacks, and, for some, having breakfast. This informal get-together is open to all vets, men and women, and generally lasts an hour or so. Please feel free to join us.

Friday Night Alive Need hope?... Need purpose?… Need value?... Need something worth living for?... Let us, share our wonderful but simple story where you can find answers… hope…. purpose…. Value…through songs and stories…AND LOTS OF HEART CHECK US OUT!…JUST COME :) Every Friday Night ... 6:30 pm Intersection of Hwy 62 & Hwy 422 (S. Chiloquin Rd) Note – closed for now Sermons by Pastor Randy Hadwick can be seen on U-Tube “Last Days Harvest”

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Jam Session Participating to date are acoustic guitars and voices. Take a turn, play along, sing along, watch or smile

SATURDAYS AT 1:30 Chiloquin Community Center Conference Room

All levels are welcome Closed for now due to Covid concerns.

Chiloquin FCE (Family and Community Education) We are a part of The Oregon Association for Family and Community Education. Our local community service is to raise funds for Chiloquin High School and Home School children who are headed to college. We raise these funds and have fun doing it. Our monthly meetings consist of a program provided by either the National Association for Family and Community Education, OSU Extension Service or one written by FCE members, a business meeting and a potluck lunch. If you are interested in getting more involved in your community in a relaxing friendly way, meeting some of your neighbors and getting to know more about this area, please come by and check us out. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday at 10am, usually at the Chiloquin Christian Center Community Room, but sometimes it’s at member’s homes or a field trip. You can call Sandie Bolyard (541-892-2336) or Judy Pedder (541-783-3227). We look forward to meeting you. Chiloquin Women’s Prayer Warriors Place: Annie and Caroles house.135 S. Charley Ave, Chiloquin Phone: 541-621-7163 Time: 10 am When: Second Monday of each month

Woodland Park Special Road District The road serves about 73 homes in the area between Chiloquin and Collier State Park. Meets the 2nd Monday of every month at 6:00 PM at the Community Center.

Chiloquin Visions in Progress (CVIP) Meetings are held on the 3rd Wed of the month at 6PM in the Chiloquin Community Center conference room. See ‘Volunteer Opportunities’ for more information.

Two Rivers Camera Club We meet at the Two Rivers Art Gallery in Chiloquin at 3:30 PM on the second Wednesday of the month. Chiloquin Book Club 4th Thursday of every month at 1:30 PM – Chiloquin Library.

Chiloquin Fire & Rescue Board Meeting 3rd Wednesday of every month at 6:00 pm. At the McLaughlin Training Center, 102 Schonchin St, Chiloquin OR 97624.

Chiloquin Vector Control The Chiloquin Vector Control District Board of Trustees meets on the 4th Wed of each month except for November and December at the Chiloquin Community Center Conference Room at 6:30PM The agenda includes discussions about mosquito control, mosquito monitoring, bill paying, budget issues and general

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management concerns. The public is encouraged to attend and offer public comments at the end of each meeting. The meeting room is wheelchair accessible.

Friends of the Chiloquin Library 1st Wed of every month in the library conference room. April through October – 9:00 AM, and November through March – 10:00 AM. All are welcome! Sheriff’s Citizen Advisory Committee 3rd Wednesday of every month from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at the Chiloquin Community Center. All area residents are invited to attend.

Chiloquin City Council Meetings held on the 2nd Monday and 4th Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM, Chiloquin City Hall on 2nd Street.

High Desert Trail Riders Back Country Horsemen The GENERAL MEETING is held at 7PM on the second Tuesday of the month at Waffle Hut & Eatery 106 Main St, Klamath Falls. We have NO meetings at all in August, and December meetings are held as announced each year. Come early to eat and socialize.

Board meetings are held at Mazatlán on Washburn every Third Tuesday of the month. Pack Clinic meetings are the Fourth Tuesday of each month at Red Rooster's. Come earlier to eat and greet. Meetings include guest speakers on various subjects. If you want to help save our trails & campsites, come see what we are about. Trail rides, work projects & camaraderie as well as lots of good people and good times. For more information see our website at www.HDTRBCH.org or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HighDesertTrailRiders Chiloquin Care Program The Chiloquin Food Pantry Board Meeting is on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 1 PM. People of the community are welcome to attend. Only board members can vote on issues.

Chiloquin Fire & Rescue - Volunteer Opportunities: Firefighter, EMS, Apparatus Operator, Driver, Support, Fire Prevention, Fire Investigation, Facilities Maintenance, Vehicle Maintenance. 541-783-3860

Two Rivers Art Gallery: The gallery, which is a community project and has an all volunteer team, is seeking people to “gallery sit”. This involves talking to people who stop by to browse and shop. Contact the Gallery @ 783-3326.

Klamath Humane Society – volunteers needed at the Humane Society. We are getting started on our disaster program and need volunteers in the Chiloquin area. We also are looking for people who can write grants. Foster homes for dogs and cats are always needed. For more information, contact the shelter at 882-1119 or e-mail staff@klamathhumanesociety.com. Start Making A Reader Today (SMART) – a statewide program working with children K-3 during school hours. Each volunteer works one-on-one with a child for ½ hour, helping them read (or reading to the

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youngest). We always need volunteers, whether scheduled every week or merely as a substitute reader when the regular reader is unable to attend. Call the number below for an application or fill out an on-line application at www.getsmartoregon.org. It will be the most rewarding hour you ever volunteer! Contact the SMART office at 273-2424 or the Chiloquin Elementary School at 783-2338 or call Junie Stacey at 541-281-9787

Chiloquin Branch Library - The library has many ways to get involved and many fun ways to contribute to your local community. Some opportunities: 1. Evening volunteer: The library is open until 6pm on Tuesdays, Weds and Thursdays. We would really appreciate a volunteer who could help us out with closing tasks for the last hour or so on these days (especially Tuesdays).

2. Story time: If you would like to read two or three stories to a small group or preschoolers, and lead them in a simple craft or activity, the library staff can use your help.

3. Summer Reading Program: There are many opportunities during the summer to help out with this very worthwhile program.

4. Honor collections: These are racks of paperback books, magazines and audiovisual materials that patrons may check out without a library card. By offering these collections, more people in the community can be reached and a greater diversity of materials can be made available without incurring the costs of cataloging and processing items for the general collections. The staff would like to have some help in keeping these racks orderly, attractive and relevant. Check with the librarian for information on how to “adopt a rack”.

5. Help with sorting donations.

6. Go through Books for Sale section and tidy it once a month or so.

Stop in at the library and see what they need or give them a call at 541-783-3315.

Neighborhood Watch – Agency Lake President – Lorelle Piazza 541-783-3033, Secretary - Christy Dugger 707-499-1660

Chiloquin Visions in Progress (CVIP) Chiloquin Visions in Progress (CVIP) is a local Community –based 501c3 organization that operates the Chiloquin Community Center, and many more programs and initiatives.

Here are the Programs that CVIP sponsors and supports:

Chiloquin Community Center – A beautiful and modern $1.4 million dollar building that serves as a focal point of our Community. This hosts both the Two River Art Gallery and the Klamath County Library. The Center serves a gathering place for the whole community, offering exercise classes three days a week. Free wifi is available through the Library.

Chiloquin Learns After School (CLAS) is our after-school program for elementary school kids. It provides a hot meal, academic instruction, numerous options for play and a safe supervised environment in the critical hours from 3pm to 5pm.

The SMART program (SMARTee) which provides reading for elementary school kids, and provides them free books to take home and improve their skills. New volunteers can contact Donna Ridenour at (541) 783-2932 if they would like to read to elementary school students.

Two Rivers Art Gallery & Gift Shop bringing in artwork from over 90 local Artists and gives them a venue to show and sell their artwork. Some of our community benefit events that are hosted by the Gallery volunteers are:

Harvest Art Festival: Halloween night fun with art and games “To keep our children safe and off the streets”

Valentine’s Dinner & Dance Fundraiser: We have donated to Chiloquin Fire and Rescue among other worthy organizations.

The SMART program (SMARTee) which provides reading for elementary school kids, and provides them free books to take home and improve their skills. New volunteers can contact Donna Ridenour at (541) 783-2932 if they would like to read to elementary school students.

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Chiloquin Community Builders: A community development organization that is working at building a better tomorrow for Chiloquin through beautification, outdoor recreation, tourism/marketing, and economic development, and more.

We have an internet presence, both CVIP and Two Rivers Art Gallery.

CVIP: www.chiloquinvisions.com. The Community Center: www.facebook.com/ChiloquinCommunityCenter/ . Two Rivers Art Gallery: www.2riversartgallery.com www.facebook.com/TwoRiversArtGallery/

The Chiloquin News is an email newsletter of events in Chiloquin, Oregon plus some general interest weather and earth news. The newsletter is compiled and edited by Joan Rowe and is free of charge to anyone who wants to receive it. If you are interested in receiving the Chiloquin News, email chiloquinNews@gmail.com and request that your e-mail address be added to the mailing list. To unsubscribe, send an email with “unsubscribe” in the subject line to the same address. A special thanks to the Chiloquin Library for making a print version of this newsletter available to those without computer access. All event information posted in the CN is by submissions to the CN. The Chiloquin News does not reveal, share or distribute the email addresses of subscribers for any reason whatsoever. For additional information on the town of Chiloquin, Oregon, visit www.chiloquin.com. For information about activities in the surrounding areas of the towns of Chiloquin, Ft. Klamath and Rocky Point visit www.CraterLakesBackyard.com For information on the Region, contact Klamath County’s Official Tourism Agency, Discover Klamath. The Welcome Center is open M-F 9-5 and is located at 205 Riverside Drive, Klamath Falls. 541 882-1501. Email: Info@DiscoverKlamath.com Website https://www.discoverklamath.com/ Archived copies of the ChiloquinNews can be found at http://chiloquinnews.wordpress.com/

If you are signed up but are not receiving the Chiloquin News, it’s because your email provider has either blocked it or sent it to spam. If it has just gone to spam, and you can find it there, then you can use that email to set up an email filter, telling your provider to never send it to spam. If it has been blocked, that is more difficult. When it is blocked it never even gets to your account. CenturyLink is notorious for blocking the Chiloquin News, but other providers have also done so. You could try calling CenturyLink to ask that it be ‘unblocked’ – good luck with that! Otherwise you could open a gmail account to receive the Chiloquin News, or you could read it at the online archive at https://chiloquinnews.wordpress.com/ As for the reason it is being blocked, it’s because it goes out to a large number of people and email providers tend to label those emails as spam. When the mail is blocked I can’t even reply to your queries. If the words ‘Chiloquin News’ appear anywhere in the text, the message will be blocked. The mail is doomed right from the start because it’s coming from the address ChiloquinNews@gmail.com. Please let me know if you have not been receiving the newsletter. I would like to keep track. Thanks, Joan